Korean word

시키다

Pronunciation

Romanizationsikida

Meaning

  • verborder

Example

저녁에 피자를 시켰어요.cheo nyeo ge pi ja reul si kyeo sseo yo

I ordered pizza for dinner.

Illustration for 시키다 (order)

More examples

주말에 친구들과 치킨을 시켰어요.chu ma re chin gu deul gwa chi ki neul si kyeo sseo yo

I ordered chicken with my friends over the weekend.

Core concept

Turning a request into action through a service provider or another person.

Common phrases

  • 음식을 시켜요eum si geul si kyeo yo

    order food

  • 피자 한 판을 시켜요pi ja han pa neul si kyeo yo

    order a pizza

Similar words

주문하다chumunhada: Requesting food or products from a shop in a chosen quantity for preparation or delivery.
맡기다matkkida: Leaving a belonging or task with another person for handling.
부탁하다putakada: Requesting another person's help with a task.

Definition in Korean

식당이나 배달에서 메뉴를 말해 음식을 받도록 부탁하거나, 누군가에게 일을 시키는 뜻을 가진 동사sik ttang i na pae da re seo me nyu reul mal hae eum si geul pat tto rok pu ta ka geo na nu gun ga e ge i reul si ki neun tteu seul ka jin tong sa

Word origin

Its causative meaning of making someone act naturally developed into the everyday use of asking a restaurant or delivery service to prepare food.

Usage tips

  • With food, the item being requested commonly comes before this verb, which helps learners spot it in short restaurant sentences.

Other meanings

  • make someone doverb
  • commandverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 주문시키다chumunsikidamake someone place an orderverb

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